november, I will miss. But to be honest. I'm gald you're over.

November has been a crazy monster of a month.
I finished nanowrimo today.
I'm actually so happy.

But to be honest I've become really over whelmed by everything that's been going on.
November was a really emotional month for me.
I had many ups and just as many downs.

It was craziness, but I don't think I would have changed it. Well, not most of it anyway.

Now.
My mom just calculated that in the span of 10 days(the first day of that being this past Thursday) I will be in 14 performances with 4 different groups.
:O
Oh my goodness.
It really doesn't seem like that much until you say it like that.
what was I thinking!

Excited for school to endddd

Sleep is such a wonderful thing x)
Rachel's play was TOTALLY WICKED :D
it was thoroughly enjoyed by moi and ping ping ;P.
This weekend was family weekend basically. So a bit boring but oh well.
last night my roomie and i stayed up till 2:30 watching a tv show called Chuck.
I want to see you girls this week :) hurry up and stop being busy rachel!!You,Me,Katlin, date.
I have a skype date with Olympia tonight to discuss our New Years adventure x)
I got my skates and mittens and other wintery things from home, and since there's snow on the ground still, i think they'll come in handy.
I am currently struggling to make our beta fish an origami fish friend. It's incredibly complicated lol. but i am DETERMINED -_______________-
2 pieces of paper are not going to outsmart me :P
I can't wait to start enjoying wintery things. Skating with a hot chocolate to follow, christmas shopping with Rachel who will inevitably spin around on the spot-somehow disoriented :P :P.
I put Christmas lights in our room. And im getting my boots today from mum :D wooh for warm feet :D <3

a mishmash of my life

I'm feeling pretty sistar deprived right now... I miss you all so much, and I've hardly talked to any of you in what feels like at least a year. :(
So anyways, here's a sorta update on what I've been doing...
I wrote a math contest on Wednesday. It went... hopefully okay, since this is the year I'm looking for scholarships and stuff. I used up 2 hours of the time, which is much better than the first time I did it:P
On top of the math, school's been SUPER busy. I've had a lot of FTC stuff, plus history club, tutoring, and two ISUs given out... The one for history has actually given me a lot of trouble, which is surprising considering its my favourite class. It was nearly impossible to pick a topic, since we're doing "dark chapters" in history, and they have to basically be little known war crimes/genocide/shocking events/mass murders that never get put into textbooks. And to be honest, I'm not interested in that sort of stuff. I don't really want to know about it.
I finally ended up picking the treatment of aboriginal people in Australia. Hopefully I can get into it enough to write 3 pages and make a cool visual.. and get a good mark. It's so hard because last year I was SO interested in my topic, and I put a lot of work into it. And I don't want to let my teacher down when this year's isn't nearly as good:S
On a different note, I went to watch the gym meet today. It was fun, and really good to see everyone<3 Emily S, one of the little girls, came with me (she's SO cute!); and Joy, Alison, Alex and his GF Jess all went too. Watching the level 9s really made me realise that I was ready to be done... I'm not cut out to be in that world anymore. Everyone from my generation is gone, and I don't really fit in to any of what's left. I don't want to be the bitchy older girl, and I'm not the tiny up-and-come-er. Its still really sad to be leaving the gym world behind though:(
One thing I will say though... Our club needs someone to just clean up basic competition stuff. Common sense mostly. Like, Emily and Missy's hair was disgusting. USE GEL PLEASE, it looks a thousand times more professional. Also, SMILE a few times and stop being so obviously nervous. It makes a huge impression.
Anyways, I should get some sleep. Lets get together soon <3

Chroma Serenade & Eme r g e n c e

I've just seen one of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my lifetime. We just came back from the National Ballet's second program of the year, and my entire existence is so blown that I can't even think - much less write. I hope I clicked on "english" in the language bar; my tongue is speechless and my heart's going flibbertygibbet. and I'm officially a dweeb for writing this late, my roomie needs to go to sleep (not to mention I do as well) but I just needed to tell you about this epic, epic evening.
love you all
g'night

Sunshine :)

Aww my lil' sisters! Rachel i am extremely looking forward to your show friday xD.
I talk about it at least 3 times everyday hahahaha. I'll go knock around some drama-causing noggins in your name if you'd like :)
Today was a great day! Wednesdays tend to be that way when no classes are scheduled for EVERYONE xD
A very exciting evening that's for sure lol.
One girl stapled her finger all the way through and we counselled her through it all, poor girl<3.
My roomate chopped off her hair and it looks wicked :)
We came home from pickin her up from work and the guys left a homemade cake in the shape of a fish for us lol. Pretty friggin awesome! Lol, they left a note saying "I didnt steal your fish, but hopefully this makes up for your loss!"
yep, 3 of our fish died lol, because the other fish apparently have cannibalistic tendencies :P
I dis-love them all now, and only have love for Jonah our dear little beta hahahaha.
He likes to be petted... bahahaha ;P
I hope you're all feeling a bit better :)<3
Here's something to look forward to--- Christmas break!! Toboganning, christmas cookie baking,fire!!!!!!!!!!! (hahahaha,fireplace fires of course....), snowangels, rolling down snowey hills, throwing snowballs at Andy... (u all have permission;P),hot drinks of any kind mmmm, snowflake hunting, and FRIGIN AWESOME TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i forgot, skating ^_^
Sorry im in a very christmasy spirit, christmas music has been playing nonstop in rez hahaha. And we decorated our doors in christmasy themes x)
big huggy for you all<3<3

the other train

I'm dead. So, so tired, and everything is happening right now...
I can't even keep my eyes open, I'm feeling the same way as you Rachel - any and every thing sets me off. And I'm coming down with something too...:( yikes
I really, really try to disregard it, I mean, we're all so lucky living in Canada with family and friends, and this is an amazing amazing school...but the headache just comes creeping in and all of a sudden I just want to go crawl into a corner and put my head in my hands.
I hope the rest of you are having a better time, and I hope your show week turns into the best one you've ever had Rachel. I wish wish wish I could come see you, but I don't think I'll be able to come home this weekend :( I want to SOOOO BAD. But we have photo shoot stuff all day saturday, my parents have activities all weekend, and to top it off our car just broke down...
so, all the best, and I sure hope some luck comes your way, cause it sure hasn't settled down here. Love you all

train wreck

I'm going to be a disaster.

First of all, it's show week.
That's code for the 7 days you have to try your hardest not to burst into tears at any moment because just about anything and everything could set you off.
I'm WAY behind on word count and this is the last 7 days I can do anything about that.
I have to work on my assignment and test too.
And practice so music might have to happen too.

Also drama surrounding other things in my life is going on right now too...
so yeah.

This week of craziness that might just send me tumbling over the edge.

Adding on..:)

Katlin and I are list buddies so here's my Christmas wish list xD
from my mother im getting contact lenses lol
random stuff....
-Winter jacket :)
-jellies
-laundry money, loonies lol
-..... money....
-long sleeved shirt x)

thats all xD

23 days until Santa's in town

Here's what's on my Christmas list:
a Blackberry (woo! fingers crossed)
Aerie undies
jewellery (rings, silver necklace)
books: Nice Recovery, The Devil's Cure, An Abudance of Katherines, I Coriander
a cute jacket
body wash
hot yoga passes
another book, I forget what it's called.
V-neck shirt
MAC lip gloss
a nice cardigan
....and that's all I can think of..

blurb

Rachel i cant wait to see your show :)
crazy, weekend. Andy's bday yesterday. Not much hwk for this week xD. Talked to olympia yesterday^_^. our pet fish are eating eachother. cant wait for christmassss :D :D

6 days 'till show

Opening night is less than a week away.
There is only 11 days left of nanowrimo.
Where has November gone?


Over the next two weeks I have show week for R+J, the first rehearsal and the shows for Charles Dicken's Writes a Christmas Carol, KW Glee's final concert(other than the New Years Eve one of course), I'll be singing at a chruch service with MYS and singing at the menno singers big concert with the 3 choirs together.
Yeah, and try to finish my novel in the midst of that...
I'm also trying to read some books that I'm supposed to bee reviewing, and it would be great to keep up with my math course.

But yeah, other than that I'm pretty sure I'm totally free.



Oh lol. I at least have to let you know that this happened, we'll go into detail about it someother time...
MO and I went shopping for pingping's present and had the most intense experience every.
We'll have to reinact it for you sometime :)

Monika, Queen of Disaster

I single-handedly flooded the laundry room.
First of all, I dropped my detergent on the floor and started mopping the mess up. Then, as i am mopping, this huuuuge rush of water comes flowing towards me. I drop my mop and run out screaming "AAAAAH!!! GUYSSS!! COME! I DUNNO HOW TO EXPLAIN!!!" soooo, yeah, i flooded the laundry room. Pretty tragic situation lol. Hollywood kind of tragic. Spent about half an hour mopping up the mess lol. So yeah, i have the title of walking disaster right now haha. Anyways, i need to write some paperssssss.
And Katlin, you should do it :)

BINGO.

It IS always the crazy ones who end up making history. Not just that, but it's the 'crazy' ones who end up "making peoples' days" and creating moments that remain blazed in memories for years to come.
Katlin, I think if your gut feeling is that you shouldn't just let it go, you shouldn't. I mean, sometimes it is just too much to take on (opposing people or an idea or authority etc) but if you cannot get it out of your mind then that is showing that it truly means something to you. And you should stand up for matters that have a profound meaning. Personally, the only thing that gets to me is when highly-opinionated individuals refuse to let up on an issue that doesn't concern them whatsoever just for the sake of argument. You are the total opposite: as far as I can tell, you've been thinking about this issue for a long time, your thoughts are both thorough and just, and you aren't aiming to "topple" people or authority so much as just to raise awareness. Are you hoping only to open eyes about specific world issues, or are you wanting to impact the manner in which school authorities deal with them? Because, I find - again and again - that people often shove things away out of spite, ignorance, or selfishness. I would base my opposition carefully on whatever their main reason was; that way the situation can be approached more professionally and, if you like, elegantly. That, I think, is something that people will notice. A "formal opposition" as opposed to a loud-mouthed teenager who is rebelling for the sake of rebelling (not you obviously). It's just hard sometimes because adults and authority in particular have the tendency to immediately brand any opposition as "teenaged rebellion" and will come down with force. If you can convince them diplomatically and thoughtfully (it is a major strain on patience, I know, so frustrating) then not only will they likely listen to you and follow your lead, but you'll have a reputation that will allow you to act further.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lecture or anything - I hope it didn't come across that way. You probably knew all that already, but I just wanted to remind you of your natural sophistication, cause I find I forget about it when I'm really passionate about a frustrating situation.
Best of luck sis,
keep us updated!

YES!!!

Katlin,
(I was going to write this as a comment. But I thought it might get a little too long...)

I think you should totally do this!
It's not right that you guys just got brushed off like that.
If this was something that you were willing to put your energy's into, and you truly believe this is important, then  it's important that you take a stand.

I mean, as a teen, I think I would be interested in hearing kids my age speak about something that's happened(and is happening) to other children. It's something teens can relate to more than only being to and having the opportunity to think about what is now the older generation.

I do think it's important to remember both. Each situation effects our history and who were are and able to be today.
I think that this could become something big, and if you can be the person to bring this topic to light.
Go for it.
Show them that they can't just push something like this under the rug and get away with it.
And if you do end up ruffling some feathers, it's for a good cause.
Don't stay quite. It might be the easy thing to do, but is it worth it?

You may be crazy, but look at history.
It's always the crazy ones who end up making a difference.

should we do it?

I'm back about my whole Remembrance Day Speech issue...
My mom mentioned something to me this morning: this could really blow up in the media. And it's true. It would make a pretty good story, the kind that reporters would probably snatch up in a second. Students against school. Old ways against new.
Our group was really divided on whether we should just let it go or not. Obviously, it's done now and we can't change that. Plus, we don't want to get on anyones bad side in the school. We don't want to take the risk of getting in trouble.
But what about the bigger picture?
Isn't the whole point of Free the Children to stand up for what we believe is right? Demanding a change in the world?
This has happened in other schools, and will continue to happen again. But we could stop that, by fighting back. Plus, we'd gain public support and awareness of our cause. So when you think about it based on what's best for THE GROUP, we can't just let this perfect oportunity pass. I feel like we could really make a change here!

Any opinions? Am I insane for wanting to make this a big deal?

call me, now.

So I just want to give you two the biggest hug ever, I love you both and I can just hear your voices speaking when I read your posts. Your thoughts are both brilliant and so sensitive, I feel so renewed reading them.
Here's to a future that turns a whisper of peace into the spoken word.
Love you.

call me contradictory, but...

I think remembrance day is important.
I understand what you're saying Katlin, and all you're points are valid, but isn't the same true of every Holiday we celebrate or acknowledge?

I believe it's important to remember what's happened in the past so that we don't make the same mistakes in the future.
I think your speech definitely shouldn't have been cut, because you're right, it totally relates. But let's be honest that's not the fault of remembrance day itself, it's only the opinion of someone of higher power in your school who is ignorant of the fact that remembrance day is not just about one war that happened long ago, it's about everyone who was effected by any war, anywhere.
Like I said, I think remembrance day is like any holiday
Saying "if they did so much for us... why think of them only once a year?" is very true.
But you can also have a list of every other Holiday or day of importance (earthday, christmas, mother's day, father's day,family day, random acts of kindness day... need I go on?)
I think if you really believe in what you're celebrating it shouldn't ever be a once a year thing.
"Lest we forget" might not apply to those who support our troops now, but not everyone agrees with that either, right?
I guess remembrance day is like any holiday, religion, or lifestyle.
It means something to you that it might not to someone else.
It's very personal.
Like most holidays, the real reasons for it's existence has been lost somewhere a long the way.
I think remembrance day is important.
When I think about it, it's not just about the veterans who died, it's about those who lived had to face the memories and nightmares for the rest of their lives, it's for the victims on both sides, it's about every war that's ever taken place, it's about our future and learning from our past.

Okay. My rants done now too <3

call me unpatriotic, but...

I think I'm against Remebrance Day.
Here's why:
1. If veterans did SO much for us, why do we only think about them for one day a year?
2. War is not about freedom. Canada never had to fight for it's freedom, we were given it. So how can we possibly understand the concept of freedom?
3. My speach/powerpoint that was supposed to be at the assembly was cut for being "not appropriate for Remembrance Day". It was about child soldiers, which relates pretty well in my opinion.
4. "Lest we forget" clearly hasn't applied to anyone who supports troops going into war NOW. We should have learned by now how horrible war is, and not keep paying for it.
Okay. Rant done for now.

A Poppied Field...

It's Remembrance Day today. Everything feels so solemn and stately today...we had our ceremony this morning, which was put together by the student council. Boy, did it ever take a lot of preparation - no major mistakes or anything though...thankfully. It tears at my heart to think of all the victims of greed for power and wealth...we're so lucky to live in a country like this, today.
I'm so so tired...my eyes are really swollen today too :( I can't think straight, my head is just pounding...ouch.
I think that's all for now, my eyes are closing.
To now and forever, and the red of the poppy...

SistER issues :S

Hey girls(LLLL) lol maya
so my sister is being totally stupid:(
Her behaviour is so irritating!!!! Shes always so rude to me and annoyed with me, and then the next minute shes all like were best friends right??? Actually its usually in reversed order :P
Ok well ill try and blog more but its late now so i love you and goodnight(LLLLLL)

Welcome, Penny!!

Wow, I can't believe this happened, but... OMG, SAVANNAH POSTED!!

Okay. Outburst done. Now, a bit on my life.
I started my math tutoring at lunch today. The girl I'm with (lets call her J) seems pretty nice, just not very good at basic mathematics. We went over finding the distance from a point to a line, which is a pretty complex thing for the beginning of grade 10. Lots of steps, with pretty new subject matter. But I honestly think shes completely capable of doing it, she just needs to work on basic stuff like multiplying fractions or simple algebra. Or knowing how to use her calculator properly (harder than you'd think lol). Overall though I hope it went okay. We're meeting again, so she must think its worthwhile:P
Now I'm going to Rachel's for dinner (again lol). More yummy food and sistar time, sounds good to me:)

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so i finally got onto this site :D

I'm such a rebel, i totally skipped school to come hang out with my favourite people in the world and eat lots of good food with them<3

another crazy weekend

This past weekend was rediculous!

Three concerts, and 4 rehearsals later...
I had so much fun, but by Sunday evening I was completely worn out. But it was so worth it.

Tonight I have my costume fitting for r+j, and I'm really excited to see what I'll be wearing... excited and a little scared about everything that goes with it. Katlin knows what I'm talking about. You'll all hear about it later ;)

Katlin and I are planning to see eachother for a bit this after before I have to go for my fitting... we still need to plan that.
I was going to just invite myself over there... but we're having curry hear, so maybe that might be the plan now.

Tomorrow I get to go paint set pieces for r+j at Rockway. That should be pretty fun. I wonder how many people I know I'm going to run into. I probably know more than a quarter of the entire student population there, possible closer to half...
Then on Thursday we're doing a work through of the show. I'm so excited... I think we might need to work on the opening fight a bit, cause I almot got a sword to the head, luckily my partner didn't actually want to kill me, cause it would have been way to easy.

I'm on track with my nanowrimo. I want to get ahead again so that I don't have to worry when show week comes up.
Savannah! Our show is touring to you're school!!!! You need to come see it!!!!

Yeah, that's basically the paln for this week, plus another choir rehearsal and nyubc(book club) and as many hang outs with my loverlies as I can possibly fit in.

I'm a grad!!

So i owe you a proper post after that last one :P
I went curling tonight for the first time ever tonight :) it was sooo much fun! Lots of shouting and enthusiasm on my part haha.
I had commencement yesterday night. I definitely have mixed feelings about the whole thing. In the end i would say it was a nice evening :).
The best part was the sleepover after :D!!
SO much fun catching up with the girls fo shoo
anyways, i really need to get working on some psychology research paper, bs in my opinion :P
<3

$1.16

Is the amount available for withdrawal in my bank account bahaha.
thats all :P

we reached 50!!

hey all :)
guess WHAT??? We've reached 50 posts!!!! Actually 'passed' as this is the 51st, but hooray for this blog!!!
One major sorrow though, in all the fifty, only four of our fivesome have posted: thus far our mission to blogify Savannah is unsuccessful :( 'tis sad indeed...
so here's to Savannah making it onto the blog before another fifty posts have passed ;)
School is terribly busy at the mo, I have to give a major speech tomorrow at a fancy dinner (yikes!) and I am soooooo tirrreeeedddddd....my lil ol' eyes are just cloooossssiiinnnnnggggg.
I have to study for a test tomorrow too, better get on that. Guess this post will be shorter than I'd thought.
Here's to some wonderful times as soon as we can possibly arrange :)

green nail polish

wow. 3 posts by Maya in a row... I'm impressed.

Guess what!! It's NANO time!!!!
lol i have 2853 words written so far... only 29 days worth left to go :P

Halloween was so much fun. We had a bit of a party at Katlin's on Saturday, which was fun and random in the way our parties always are.
On actually Halloween night Katlin and I took the kids trick-or-treating around her neighbourhood.
Micah got THREE bags of candy!
Speaking of which... Katlin I have a bag of candy sitting here for you :P

Monika's sleeping over tonight, and I get to see Andy!!!! YAY :P

But anyway. What I'm I doing writing here? I have a novel to work on!

1/11/10

BAM!! haha, it's NOVEMBER :P hooray, now only 7 weeks till break ;) hahaha, I miss you girls so much, I'm already pinning myself on next break. But lots to do inbetween now and then. This week I am speaking at our fall donor dinner...I'm actually kinda looking forward to it. Let's hope it doesn't disappoint. Ping! ha, sorry, my hairpin just zinged off the floor vent...I'm a wee bit verbal today. THat's a good word, verbal. Sounds like an exotic gerbal. Apparently I'm random today too...
I also have a Chem unit test and an English presentation this week...and brrrrrrrRRRRRRR my room is FREEEEEEZING! yeowch, I woke up so many times last night shivering like a peeled eel...woweeeee, bad reference there...that's a Fred Astaire one by the way. Don't try and picture it, it doesn't work...if it does, then you've REALLY got something to worry about :P
haha, I'm outdoing the world!!!! how? oh, by blogging...three times in a row...before anyone else...and that's not exciting. kay, well, it's pretty good for me I guess. I actually have a bunch of work to do, but my teammate for a project hasn't come down yet...people need to GET WITH THEIR WATCHES. BAM!